Word: calendaring
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...that chapter, Gould retraces the history of malfunctioning Christian calendars back to a monk named Dionysius Exigus who began the A.D. calendar at the year 1 rather than the year zero. From there sprang the simmering academic debate over whether the new millennium begins on Jan. 1, 2000, or one year later. Based on extensive research of fin de siecle newspapers and magazines, Gould observes that pop culture has generally favored the 1999 New Year's Day as the dawning of the new century. The other view "has always been over-whelmingly favored by scholars and by people in power...
Rosh Hashanah, which began at sundown last night, marks the beginning of the Jewish calendar year. For many members of the Jewish community, the holiday is an opportunity for a new start...
...credit cards but one--that nevertheless appealed to people whose lives seemed to move from one hassle to another. And since parenthood is the greatest hassle of all (as well as--obligatory disclaimer--delightful, magical, etc.), the method holds. Some of her tips are obvious: keep a master calendar showing your kids' appointments, stock your car with snacks and paper towels. Others are difficult but doable: "It's unrealistic to feel that you can get everything...for your child... Avoid the temptation to buy all those adorable things you think you'd like to have." Some are impossible: "Keep your...
...author calls the "best parts" of an unpublished novel that did not work. This revision is a mix of autobiographical bits, plot concepts, barbershop cynicism and romantic idealism, all loosely tied together by a standard science-fiction device: on Feb. 13, 2001, a quirk in space-time flips the calendar back 10 years to Feb. 17, 1991. From that moment, everyone in the world is fated to repeat the decade in every living detail...
...will scroll vertically instead of horizontally, making it easier on the eyes, and it will automatically display entries from the College's new campus calendar. The large square LED screen at one end of the Commons will continue to be used for more artistic purposes, administrators said...